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    Posted: 16 Oct 2012 at 2:33pm
Just winterized.  ran sink and shower hot/cold until pink.  flushed toilet till pink.  put antifreeze down sink/shower drain.  pushed so pink came out city water connection.  is that it?  is 1 gallon enough?
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Oct 2012 at 3:21pm
1 gallon usually does it for me.  Did you follow the checklist in the "manual" thread?
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Posts: 43 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Oct 2012 at 1:27pm
Yes but I'm going to check it again.  Thanks.
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Make sure to empty the drip pan outside behind the fridge, mine was 1/2 full.
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Oct 2012 at 8:02pm
A drip pan is news to me, I'll need to go check that.
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Posts: 466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Oct 2012 at 4:07pm
Thanks for posting about the pan.  I never knew about that.  Matter of fact, I don't recall ever taking the cover off to notice it.
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Nov 2012 at 8:32pm
I winterized mine today and remembered to check for the drip cup, sure enough there it was.  Only had a half-inch of water in it.  I'll add it to the checklist in the "manual".
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We added an internal water filter at the kitchen sink.  After a call to the manufacturer, they suggested taking off the filter itself, putting it into a plastic bag and refrigerating it for the winter.  Since there isn't a bypass valve on the filter head, I will have to tie the intake and output together and then do the winterizing.  Just thought I would add that to your basic instructions.  Safe Travels.
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